Turkey’s Armed Forces: A New Look At the Start of 21st Century

... laurels would go to the winner, whereas Turkey would be left with nothing and be divested of regional influence. Hence, the Turks have changed the course to demonstrate their military potential to the world, effectively stating the key role of their armed forces in building a new regional reality. The NATO base in Izmir has become the command center for the Libya operation and the launching pad for NATO aircraft to bomb the country. With international attention riveted to Syria, Western statements on the presence of chemical weapons there imply a growing ...